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Beit Achiqbash (; ''Bait Achikbache House'', ''Bayt Ajiqbash,'' ''Maison Ajikbash'') is an old Aleppine courtyard mansion built in the mid 18th Century by Qarah Ali (Karaly), a wealthy Christian merchant.
The building, like much of Aleppo's old city, suffered "severe" damage and looting caused by street fighting during Syria's civil war.
A survey of Beit Achiqbash was completed in November 2017 by the Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums and
Pérégrinations en Orient, ou Voyage pittoresque, historique et politique en Égypte, Nubie, Syrie, Turquie, Grèce pendant les années 1837-38-39
T. 2, Pagnerre (Paris) p. 194-200. (in French) * Burns, Ross (2018) Aleppo: A History Cities of the ancient world. London; New York: Routledge * Beit Achiqbash
Alep, Syrie - relevé 3D et nuage de points
(mission UNESCO)
File:Ajikbash House037.JPG, Interior of Beit Ajikbash (2001)
File:Ajikbash House038.JPG, Interior of Beit Ajikbash (2001)
File:Ajikbash House039.JPG, Interior of Beit Ajikbash (2001)
File:Beit Ajikbash 3.jpg, Beit Ajikbash Museum of Aleppo (2010)
File:Beit ajikbash 1.jpg, Beit Ajikbash Courtyard (2010)
File:Beit Ajikbash 2.jpg, Beit Ajikbash Iwan (2010)
File:Beit Ajikbash Dec 2016.webm, File:Beit Ajikbash survey (2016)
File:Beit Achiqbash Survey September 2017.jpg, Beit Ajikbash photograph taken during damage survey (2017)
File:Beit Achijbash April 2019 02.jpg, Beit Ajikbash photograph taken during consolidation work (2019)
Archnet MIT Documentation Center Document Building Style: OttomanAga Khan Documentation Center Bayt Ajikbash Archive
* Beit Ghazaleh
UNESCO UNITAR 2018 report on Aleppo old city destruction
Background
Beit Achiqbash is one of a number of historic buildings found in the Al-Jdayde Christian quarter ofAleppo
Aleppo is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Governorates of Syria, governorate of Syria. With an estimated population of 2,098,000 residents it is Syria's largest city by urban area, and ...
. It was built in 1757 CE. A Turk named Ashiqbash later bought the house after the Karaly (Qara Ali) moved to Alexandretta.
The house is famous for its courtyard, which is extravagantly decorated in a Mamluk-Rococo style. The building was turned into a museum in 1973 and restored in the 1980s. It is well known for the fine carved ornaments that decorate its courtyard. Its style is said to have been greatly influenced by Baroque decorative traditions. The rooms on its eastern side were eliminated to make way for the street that now runs in front of the property.
Beit Achiqbash remains the home of the Popular Traditions Museum with its collection of fine decorations of Aleppine art along with artefacts of past local lives.
Recent Developments
The building, like much of Aleppo's old city, suffered "severe" damage and looting caused by street fighting during Syria's civil war.
A survey of Beit Achiqbash was completed in November 2017 by the Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums and UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International secur ...
to facilitate emergency consolidation of its structure.
Consolidation work on the structure began in 2019. As of August 23, 2021, restoration and construction work took place in the courtyard, including sculptural work, restoration of facades using original elements such as old chasuble stones. The second phase of the restoration was completed on September 2, 2021. The main architect of the entire reconstruction is Eng. Pierre Ghassan Zarz.
Further reading
* Salle, Eusèbe de, ( :fr:Eusèbe de Salle) (1840Pérégrinations en Orient, ou Voyage pittoresque, historique et politique en Égypte, Nubie, Syrie, Turquie, Grèce pendant les années 1837-38-39
T. 2, Pagnerre (Paris) p. 194-200. (in French) * Burns, Ross (2018) Aleppo: A History Cities of the ancient world. London; New York: Routledge * Beit Achiqbash
Alep, Syrie - relevé 3D et nuage de points
(mission UNESCO)
Gallery
See also
* List of museums in Syria * Ancient City of Aleppo * Jdeideh (Aleppo)Archnet MIT Documentation Center Document Building Style: Ottoman
* Beit Ghazaleh
UNESCO UNITAR 2018 report on Aleppo old city destruction
References
{{Aleppo landmarks Aleppo Buildings and structures in Aleppo Architecture in Syria Jdeydeh quarter Tourist attractions in Syria